pathvalidate_sanitize_validate_cross_platform_filenames.py

1from pathvalidate import sanitize_filename, validate_filename, ValidationError
2
3filename = "fi:l*e/nam"e.txt"
4
5# [Optional] Check whether the filename is valid or not.
6# The following raises ValidationError if the filename is invalid.
7try:
8    validate_filename(filename)
9except ValidationError as e:
10    print(f"{e}\n")
11
12# Sanitize the filename to be used across multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS).
13# The default platform is "universal", which is compatible with all of them.
14# The following returns "filename.txt".
15sanitized_filename = sanitize_filename(filename)
16print(f"invalid name: {filename}")
17print(f"sanitized name: {sanitized_filename}")